Pashtuns

Pashtuns are an ethnic group in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Originating in Afghanistan - they are sometimes simply called Afghans - the Pashtuns came to the Indian Subcontinent during the 15th century and formed the Lodi dynasty. The Pashtuns form a large percentage of both populations, being the dominant 42% of the population of Afghanistan and 15% of the population of Pakistan, the second-largest ethnic group there. Pashtun people typically adhere to the Pashtunwali set of beliefs, and they are influenced by both their code of honor as well as their complete devotion to Islam (almost all Sunni).